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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-07-10 Minutes• • • MINUTES OF A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING A meeting of the Planning Commission was held on Monday, July 10, 1978, at 5:00 P. M., in the Board of Directors Room, City Administration Building, Fayetteville, Arkansas. MEMBERS PRESENT: Vice -Chairman Keith Newhouse, Ernest Jacks, Newton Hailey, Morton Gitelman, Beth Crocker, Peg Anderson, John Power, Bill Kisor. MEMBERS ABSENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Chairman Rita Davis. Bobbie Jones, Angie Medlock, Scott Van Laningham, Jim Lindsey, Bob Bright, Bruce Robertson. In the absence of Chairman Davis, Vice -Chairman Keith Newhouse called the meeting to order. Peg Anderson asked that on Page 2 of the June 26 minutes it be changed to say that "Peg Anderson said that the Planning Commission could make recommendations to the Board of Directors if it so desired. Others suggested contacting our state senator and highway commission." Ernest Jacks made a motion to approve the minutes with this correction. Bill Kisor seconded the motion, which passed 8-0. MINUTES The first item for discussion was a request for a waiver of sidewalk requirements in Phase I, Hyland Park, to permit homeowners to use the money alloted for sidewalks to landscape Phase I and install safety precautions at the entry -way of Highway 265 and Hyland Park Road. This request was submitted by the Hyland Park Homeowner's Association and will require approval from the Board of Directors. Mr. Jacks said Bob Bright, President of the Homeowner's Association, explained that there is a dangerous situation where you turn into Hyland Park Road from Highway 265. He noted that the homeowners do not feel the pathways are that important and would like to use the money alloted for pathways to increase the safety of the intersection and landscape the entrance. Mr. Jacks said the median there is owned by the City but has been maintained by Mr. Lindsey and the Homeowner's Association is planning to maintain it now since they have taken over from Mr. Lindsey. He said they would like the City to deed the median back to the Homeowner's Association. Mr. Bright explained that this entrance would also be used by the future phases of Hyland Park. He said there is a problem turning in to the subdivision from both directions and the Association feels the sidewalks are not as important as increasing the safety at the intersection. He also pointed out that the entrance into the new fire station is directly across the street. John Power asked if the Planning Commission is being asked to waive the sidewalk requirement. Mr. Jacks said he felt they should attach the condition that the money be used to improve the entrance. Ernest Jacks made a motion to recommend to the Board of Directors that they 1) waive the sidewalks requirement and use the money alloted for increasing the safety precautions at the entrance and landscaping the entryway and 2) the City deed the median property back to the Homeowner's Association. Bill Kisor seconded the motion. HYLAND PARK Phase I Waiver of Sidewalk Requirements Planning Commission Meeting July 10, 1978 -2- Peg Anderson said she felt the sidewalks are a safety factor established by the City Subdivision Regulations and questioned if this means a Homeowner's Association can waive things which are required by the City because they would rather have some- thing else. Mr. Jacks pointed out that in this situation sidewalks would be difficult to put in because of the terrain. Peg Anderson said she is almost more willing to waive the sidewalks because of the terrain rather than waive them and give the money to the Homeowner's Association. She did not feel this should be a condition by which the Planning Commission should waive sidewalks. Jim Lindsey said he had explained to the Association that there would be about $10,000 involved in installing sidewalks. He explained that one of the problems is that people already have their yards in and there is a problem with the terrain. He said that his point in this request is only putting an equal amount of money into either the sidewalks or to correct the entrance. He said it is his under- standing that on PUD's now, there is no sidewalks requirement. Peg Anderson said she does not know if the Planning Commission wants to say how the money should be used. She said she thinks it would be fine if he wanted to give the same amount of money to improve the intersection, but does not feel the City should be involved. Beth Crocker asked why the Homeowner's Association feels they have to correct the entryway. Mr. Bright explained that up until now, the City has not maintained the medians. He said -that correcting the intersection is.a matter of moving a light and moving a curb back. He said he feels probably the only way for it to be corrected is for them to do it. Mr. Lindsey said he accepts responsibility for it being his subdivision andfeels his engineer should accept responsibility for having them on a downhill tilt and that they are not coming in on a 90° angle. He s9.±d the City did accept the final plat on that basis and he agrees with Beth Crocker that it should be either his responsibility or the City's responsibility, or a combination of the two. He noted that the Homeowner's Association concern is wanting something to get done to correct the problem, and how long it will take. Beth Crocker said she agrees with Peg Anderson and hates to set a precedent of waiving sidewalks in a subdivision.for this reason. Peg Anderson said she feels the entryway problem is a private business between Mr. Lindsey and the Homeowner's Association and does not feel that should be tied in with waiving of the sidewalks. Mr. Newhouse pointed out that it would not be a private business if the City owns the median. Mr. Gitelman said he feels they decided a long time ago that sidewalks are in the public interest and feels it is not necessarily up to the Homeowner's Association to decide if they want sidewalks. He said if the terrain is not suitable for sidewalks it should have been waived when the subdivision was platted. He said he agrees that they shouldn't trade off one thing for another. Mr. Lindsey explained that there is a problem with the terrain and he would have to tear up people's yards to get the sidewalks in. He said he felt it was generous Qf the people in Phase I to accept responsiblity to improve the safety of those turning in at Hyland Park and accept maintenance of the medians. The motion to recommend approval of the waiver of the sidewalk requirements and use the money alloted for increasing the safety precautions at the entrance and landscaping the entryway and recommend that the City deed the median property back to the Home- owner's Association, made by Mr Jacks and seconded by Mr. Newhouse passed 5-3 with Hailey, Kisor, Jacks, Power, and Newhouse voting "Aye" and Crocker, Anderson, and Gitelman voting "Nay". A i • • • • Planning Commission Meeting July 10, 1978 -3- The only other item for consideration was a conditional use request submitted by Bruce A. Robertson for a center for the collection of recycling materials located at 214 West Avenue, zoned I-1, Light Industrial and Heavy Commercial District. Bruce Robertson was present to represent the request. No one was present in opposition. Ernest Jacks made a motion to approve the request. Peg Anderson asked Mr. Robertson if he plans to close Mr. Robertson said he is not sure. He said he is now CONDIITONAL USE REQUEST Bruce A. Robertson Recycling Center 214 West Avenue the present outside and get inside a building. He explained that at the present location getting things stolen and would like to have things inside so he can lock it up. John Power seconded Mr. Jacks' motion which passed 8-0. location and is wanting to he is always Mr. Jacks asked that Bobbie Jones ask a representative(s) from the County to meet with the Planning Commission at the first meeting and zoning in the County. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 P. M. COUNTY LAND USE in August to talk about land use •